Bartamaha (Canada):- In January the Star met Ismael Khalif Abdulle inside the guarded presidential compound in Mogadishu. Al Shabab, a group of Islamic insurgents aligned with Al Qaeda, had cut off his right hand and left foot in a barbaric public amputation, as a lesson to others who refused to join. He was 17 and his story touched a network of Somali-Canadians who spent the next 10 months working to get him out.
Two weeks ago, thanks to an elaborate underground network, Ismael escaped to Nairobi. TheStar spent a week with the overjoyed teenager as he experienced a bunch of firsts in his new life. But he’s not out of danger yet and now his supporters are trying to get him to Toronto hoping to give him a new life, and where he could speak out against the Shabab in an effort to reach the “homegrown” element seduced by the group.
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http://www.thestar.com/videozone/872865
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Source:- Toronto Star
